JESSICA BEAN WINS ORANGE COUNTY EASTERN MIDGET OPENER

Durham, N.C………Jessica Bean of Fairland, Ind. won Saturday night’s 35-lap USAC Speed2 Eastern Midget race at Orange County Speedway. She took the lead on lap eight and led the rest of the way. George Kurtz finished second ahead of Kyle Resco, Nick McFarland and Nolan Allison. Fast qualifier Chris Lamb led the first seven laps.

USAC SPEED2 EASTERN MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 25, 2016 – Durham, North Carolina – Orange County Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Chris Lamb, 9, Lamb-14.226; 2. Nick McFarland, 27, McFarland-14.370; 3. George Kurtz, 4, Kurtz-14.381; 4. Kyle Resco, 56, Resco-14.482; 5. Sam Hatfield, 8, Hatfield-14.549; 6. Jake Trainor, 8T, Trainor-14.603; 7. Connor Yonchuk, 99, Radical-14.603; 8. Jessica Bean, 5, Radical-14.625; 9. Jagger Parker, 20, Parker-14.815; 10. Nolan Allison, 16, Allison-14.887; 11. Eric Lewis, 28, Radical-14.897; 12. Jake Smith, 93, Smith-15.146; 13. Jake Garcia, 35, Garcia-15.189; 14. Ben McFarland, 25, McFarland-15.421.

FEATURE: (35 laps) 1. Jessica Bean, 2. George Kurtz, 3. Kyle Resco, 4. Nick McFarland, 5. Nolan Allison, 6. Sam Hatfield, 7. Jagger Parker, 8. Jake Trainor, 9. Connor Yonchuk, 10. Jake Garcia, 11. Jake Smith, 12. Ben McFarland, 13. Chris Lamb, 14. Eric Lewis. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-7 Lamb, Laps 8-35 Bean.

NEW USAC SPEED2 EASTERN MIDGET POINTS: 1-Kurtz-71, 2-Bean-70, 3-Resco-67, 4-N.McFarland-66, 5-Allison-58, 6-Hatfield-57, 7-Parker-52, 8-Trainor-50, 9-Yonchuk-46, 10-Garcia-43.

NEXT USAC SPEED2 EASTERN MIDGET RACE: April 15 – Hickory (NC) Speedway